There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Kalamata by plane, bus, train, car ferry or car
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Recommended option
Fly to Kalamata • 9h 18m
Cheapest option
Fly to Athens, bus • 11h 31m
5 alternative options
Train, bus • 46h 1m
Bus via Thessaloníki • 2 days 5h
Bus, car ferry • 2 days 19h
Bus • 2 days 21h
Drive • 36h 49m
Madrid (MAD) to Kalamata (KLX) flights
The flight time between Madrid (MAD) and Kalamata (KLX) is around 9h 6m and covers a distance of around 2246 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h 45m. Services are operated by Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, Iberia and others. Typically 21 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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International entry into Greece from Spain
- Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Spain
Conditions of entry into Greece from Spain
- No COVID-19 testing required
- No quarantine required
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Yes, entry into Greece is currently allowed from Spain.
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- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1 metre
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Kalamata is 210 521 2054.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Kalamata is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Kalamata is 1 metre.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 210 521 2054.
No, but conditions apply when returning to Spain from Greece.
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Last updated: 15 May 2022
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Kalamata is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €250 and takes 11h 31m.
The quickest way to get from Madrid to Kalamata is to fly which costs €150 - €460 and takes 9h 18m.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Kalamata. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Kalamata via Sofia Bus Station Serdika and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Madrid and Kalamata is 2262 km. The road distance is 3896.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kalamata without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 1m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Madrid to Kalamata, including transfers.
Madrid to Kalamata bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, depart from Madrid station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kalamata is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs €150 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus via Thessaloníki, which costs €180 - €240 and takes 2 days 5h.
There is no direct flight from Madrid Airport to Kalamata Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 55m and has one stopover.
Madrid to Kalamata bus services, operated by KTEL Messinias, arrive at Kalamata station.
- Distance: 2262.3 km
- Duration: 9h 18m
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Kalamata, Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines and 10 other airlines fly from Madrid to Kalamata 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Kalamata via Sofia, Sofia Bus Station Serdika, and Thessaloniki in around 2 days 5h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €700
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350 - €750
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €460
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €700
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €450
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €490
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €600
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €600
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230 - €850
Flights from Madrid to Athens via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350 - €750
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230 - €800
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €480
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €270
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Kalamata via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350 - €750
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Madrid to Athens via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €550
Rome2rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- comunicacion@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60 - €120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Promo
- €60 - €80
- Promo+
- €68 - €73
- Flexible
- €90 - €120
- Phone
- +34 902 320 320
- comunicacion@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55 - €85
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60 - €85
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
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France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95 - €130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- €95 - €120
- 1st Class
- €110 - €130
- Phone
- 27210 28581
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19 - €24
- Schedules at
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55 - €70
- Schedules at
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23 - €28
- Schedules at
- ktelmessinias.gr
- Phone
- 2310-241545
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Mannheim to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50 - €110
- Schedules at
- crazyholidays.gr
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Madrid to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100 - €150
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +30 210 5245654
- office@iliastravel.com
- Website
- anh.gr
Bus from Sofia Bus Station Serdika to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19 - €21
- Website
- Ilias Travel
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. There are three types of tickets on offer (Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass), along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Madrid to Venecia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150 - €210
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- 2610 623 888
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26 - €31
- Schedules at
- ktelachaias.gr
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Venice to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85 - €280
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- €85 - €86
- Aircraft-type seats
- €102 - €104
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €269 - €272
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €230 - €280
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Kalamata is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 2:15 PM in Madrid and 3:15 PM in Kalamata.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Kalamata is 3896 km. It takes approximately 36h 49m to drive from Madrid to Kalamata.
British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Swiss and six other airlines offer flights from Madrid Airport to Kalamata Airport.
There are 105+ hotels available in Kalamata. Prices start at €87 per night.